immigration
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
Trump plans to get wall funding by scrapping some military projects
The president intends to draw $3.6 billion from military construction funds and $2.5 billion from a military drug interdiction program to help build 234 miles of new barriers along the border.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
Commentary: Woe to any 2020 Democrat who doesn’t embrace partisanship
Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar may fail dogma litmus tests tests in the primaries.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
White House considering several options for finding $5.7 billion to build wall
Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
House Democrats threaten challenge to Trump’s emergency declaration
The Judiciary Committee chairman calls it 'a gross abuse of presidential power,' but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says no decision had been made on a challenge.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2019
Our View: Congress must act to end child separation
The administration has shown it cannot be trusted to provide humane treatment.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2019
Another View: LePage wisely averse to romanticizing immigration
In a column critical of recent remarks by the former governor, Greg Kesich fails to link Portland's immigrant influx to a strain on services.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Pope Francis will meet with migrants in Morocco
He will also visit a training institute for imams that seeks to be a bulwark against Islamic extremism.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
Maine Voices: Building a wall won’t solve prime impetus for immigration
The driving force of migration is too many people vying for too few resources, which is usually accompanied by deadly violence.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2019
Money for Trump’s wall remains a question mark
Senate Republicans indicate they're prepared to agree to less funding than the president wants.
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